#869 - be gentle

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be gentle

poem for Albo, incoming 

of course we worry for him

we come from a broken day 

acknowledge who and where we are 

be gentle with the leader now

who holds the hopes of all our hearts

I listen to the news again 

just to hear them say 

this is like Christmas 

could all go wrong 

and you know the dogs are coming 

vultures circle 

he comes from under the self same rock 

says life was such a risk 

what choice?

we took it

here we are in the after nightmare now

just look around outside

know it could always be worse 

but we’re turning

be gentle with the planet 

we have just this one 

and now we’ll sit around and listen 

we’ll say the word ‘together’ again

be gentle with him 

now the world is young

I saw the tremble lip

saw the feeling in his eyes 

I knew he knew why he was here 

come down from the light on the hill

and all around the glow is green

be gentle with the woods

with our words

be gentle with us all